According to Today, tragedy hit the Presley family on January 12th, 2023, when Lisa Marie abruptly died from a heart arrest. The person who first confirmed her daughter’s passing in an emotional statement was Priscilla Presley. She penned, “I have to break the heartbreaking news that my darling daughter Lisa Marie has passed away. I have never met a lady who was as passionate, strong, and loving as she was.”
According to TMZ, the Presley family met at Graceland just over a week after Lisa Marie’s passing to pay their respects to their cherished daughter, mother, and friend. At the poignant ceremony, Priscilla and other family members and friends gave speeches. The Presley family appeared to be supporting one another throughout the funeral during this trying time as they lamented Lisa Marie. However, things continued to get worse in the days that followed.
Lisa Marie had a successful singing career, was the only child of the late artist Elvis Presley, and left behind a sizeable estate. The Blast reported that Lisa Marie had appointed her mother, Priscilla, and her business manager, Barry Siegel, as the estate’s trustees, according to court records dated 2010. But after the singer-songwriter went away, Priscilla found a fresh document from 2016, which suggested that Lisa Marie might have changed her mind about who she wanted to inherit her wealth.
When Priscilla Presley came upon paperwork from 2016 appointing Riley and Benjamin Keough as new trustees for her daughter Lisa Marie’s inheritance, she was taken aback. Sadly, Benjamin passed dead, thus Riley would be the rightful owner of the estate. The papers, which named Priscilla and Barry Siegel, were an update to the 2010 document, according to TMZ. Priscilla, though, is suing over this.
According to TMZ, Priscilla requested that the judge throw out the 2016 addendum in court documents. Priscilla asserts that the amendment appeared fishy, down to Lisa Marie’s writing and signature. Additionally, she said Lisa Marie never gave her the updated terms, which she claims were stipulated in the 2010 agreement.
Riley has not responded to her grandmother’s conduct, yet there must have been resentment between the two. Even Priscilla’s intentions aren’t sincere, a source informed Page Six. They stated: “It’s only there to make money. There was no connection between Lisa Marie and Priscilla.”
Priscilla is confident that she is prioritizing her family’s needs. Priscilla revealed to Page Six that “Lisa would have turned 55 years old today. My goal is to safeguard my three grandchildren and preserve our nuclear family.” Priscilla talked about how she’s always taken care of her two kids. She stated: “I have cared for, loved, and directed Lisa in the same ways as I have my son ever since I first held her in my arms. I’m having to learn to live without my own daughter, and our hearts are torn.”
